Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in his landmark #MeToo case.
11.03.2020 - 18:53 / deadline.com
By Dominic Patten
Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team may think his sentence is “obscene,” but mere minutes after the much-accused prodicer was sentenced to almost the maximum for his sex crimes conviction, the Manhattan District Attorney that put the once mighty movie mogul away hailed the 23 years behind bars as giving “hope.”
“We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice,”
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in his landmark #MeToo case.
Hours after he was sentenced to 23 years following his conviction for multiple instances of sexual assault, Harvey Weinstein is now facing more issues related to his continuously declining health. According to recent reports, he returned to Bellevue Hospital in New York after complaining of chest pains.
Penny Lebyane is thrilled that Harvey Weinstein has been handed down a stiff sentence for rape and sexual assault
Harvey Weinstein is back in Bellevue Hospital just hours after he was sentenced to serve 23 years behind bars.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years behind bars on March 11. However, the disgraced producer did not spend much time in the prison before he was rushed to the hospital.
NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathizing with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era.
By Dominic Patten
By Dominic Patten, Jill Goldsmith
The Time's Up Foundation hopes Harvey Weinstein's prison sentence brings survivors of his sexual misconduct "some measure of peace." On Wednesday, a New York criminal court sentenced the 67-year-old former film producer to 23 years behind bars, a few weeks after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday in the landmark Manhattan rape trial that convicted him of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday in the landmark Manhattan rape trial that convicted him of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act. Seconds after the verdict was read aloud in a New York City courtroom, celebrities around the world chimed in on social media with overwhelmingly positive reactions to the news the "monster" will be placed behind bars and tipped their hats to the dozens of women who came forward demanding justice.
NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims.
NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims. Weinstein was convicted on two counts last month: criminal sex act for the 2006 assault of a production assistant and rape in the third degree for the 2013 attack on another woman.
Secrets about Harvey Weinstein's sordid crimes continue to emerge in the days following his guilty verdict.